Wired Differently

I dance to rhythms others miss,

In tangled thoughts and mental twists.

Too loud, too much, too fast, too deep

A mind that rarely goes to sleep.

A spark, a storm, a sudden flame,

A thousand thoughts with no clear name.

I feel the world in vivid hue,

In every tone, in every view.

They call me scattered; maybe true,

But stars are scattered, brilliant too.

I chase the wonder few can see,

In chaos, there is harmony.

Autistic heart, ADHD drive,

Together, somehow, I survive.

No box can hold this kind of soul,

Too wild, too bright, too fierce, too whole.

I mask, I cope, I break, I mend,

I learn, I burn, I twist, I bend.

But in my depth, there lies a light,

An inner flame that burns so bright.

So don’t erase, don’t dim, don’t cure.

This way of being that’s so pure.

I’m wired differently, not wrong,

A neurodivergent, a lifelong song.